Thread: rust questions

Thousands???? Really I can spray it later I just need metal replaced.

My old LeSabre had just surface rust on the lower fender/panel, the cheapest estimate I could find was $450 and thats just sanding and painting, the shops I trust wanted $1000+. Now you actually have rusted through so I don't know. I never ended up fixing the rust on the Buick and 4 months later I got a rear main seak oil leak, $1500 repair, so I chucked the car.

In my opinion, unless you know for certain that the car is mechanically strong or at least a valuable resale, I would not do expensive body work. There are plenty of rust free cars in the junkyard, and i'm sure some of them had expensive body work done...